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Comments about litter courierThere are 72 comments about "litter courier"
Rapunzel: That must be a Tim Horton's cup!!! Sorry, I've been out of country for a while, and even the litter seems nostalgic! JOKING!! Saw the photos of the courier who'd thrown stuff back into a...... grange: Wheres a courier when ya need one ! Teach that litterer a sorely need lesson ."Hold on sir , i just have to slam this little bit of litter back in your car".... Viceroy Snuffleupagus: This forum discussion is an excellent example of discursive disintegration by virtue of anonymous expression. I'll explain, as this message board was an opportunity squandered. Sure, an argument can be made on behalf of...... Gad zoots: The real hero of all this is the guy pulling of litter boy from courier girl. Koodos to you who ever you are.... the new guy: I just moved to Toronto this past fall. I have lived in Vancouver, a small college town in the U.S. midwest (Iowa City, IA) and most recently, Edmonton. Having only ever visited Toronto...... James: The move he made to dump her bike, the foot against wheel and pull on seat is a move taught to cops, so I doubt if he was charged for anything. Why did he...... Six : I would and have given people there garbage back when they drop it. I almost always do it politley( ok a little sarcasticly, but its funny for people to look like such idiots for so...... MeatMan: What a shame...
This really tends to show what happens when you pack a bunch of humans into a small area -- they start eating each other like rats. It all comes down to a...... protestarmy: I found and posted what is attributed to be the couriers version of this story. I found this on Spacing Wire. It presents a slightly different angle on the whole keying of the car issue....... TO_guy: Is that littering pig from this country? If not I suggest we send him back. If he is he should be charged. Maybe a little jail time would smarten his ass up. ...... Dan: I can't believe I read this far...
Because of the notoriety of this blog entry, its not surprising to see so many trolls coming here. I have to believe that a lot of the angry people...... Aaron:
Yeah, the guy shouldn't have thrown garbage out on the street. And couriers are probably particularly sensitive to that since they are exposed to being hit by debris thrown out of car...... JimboToronto: I can't believe the hatred spewing from the tiny pea brains of the cargoofs.
Cargoof Matt says,"That dumb courier got what she deserved. They selectively follow traffic laws, and then all of a sudden they're environmentalists?...... bertro: I think this courier totaly esclated things to the point of silliness...Yeah, littering is not cool - but anyone with an I.Q. over 70 knows that when you throw garabge back...... babs: I've had two days worth of blog comments to read. What I've noticed is that there seems to be two camps of opinions. One belonging to the cyclists and one to the motorists. I...... alex the cool kid: That guy is crazy, throwing garbage out a window thats littering incase you dident know! And the courier should have just told him insted of throwing it at him. So inclosing there both fools.... alex the cool kid: that guy is crazy, throwing garbage out a window thats littering incase you dident know! And the courier should have just told him insted of throwing it at him. So inclosing there both fools.... The Lawman: And Leah you obviously are too stressed in being a courier that you have to lash out at litterers. Why don't you quit before you go postal and kill someone.... JimboToronto: I live on Augusta Ave about a block north of where this occurred but missed it due to being out of town. I am neither a bike courier nor a motorist, but my sympathies lie...... Yukon: Couriers are all dicks. they think they own the fucking road because they are on a bike. If the the snarling pencil neck woman-beater did in fact litter then he needs to have his neck...... Mojo-B: I believe both parties were wrong. Why? Eventhough the guy littered his food, doesn't make it a right for the bike courier to throw the food back. Don't like it, piss off then. If...... Huey: I do not care how much you hate littering, there is no excuse for throwing the garbage back into the car. If you don't like the fact that the person littered, pick up the trash...... She deserves commendation!: I am very glad to see the action that this courier took to help keep our streets clean.
I hope she can be looked at as a role model.
We should not be complacent about people defiling...... sYnTaX-3rr0r: all you people harping the courier is at fault because "no one has the right to deface someones property"? wtf,,,
guess what i live on this planet and it is part mine and i do care...... I heart kensington: Bike Couriers are some of the most vile, foul mouthed people in the city. I used to walk past them at their hangout on Temperence st. while they pounded back beers and chain-smoked weed (and...... crispy: Speaking as a courier myself with many a year on the road, I can empathize with Leah and her actions toward this raging lunatic. I have picked litter dropped from many a car and deposited...... What's Really Going On Here: It's interesting that this is primarily a concerned citizen vs. a s***head matter, not a cyclist vs motorist issue. The reason why it has exploded as the latter is due to the decades of...... Jerry: As this city used to be called "Hogtown" I thing "Pigtown" would be more apropo. Why?
1) The rectitude laced moron courier (and as a pedestrian I have only contempt for the arrogant, spoilt, disrespectfull cyclists,...... Raoul Davachi: I'm a bike courier, and I am so god damn tired of people in cars, or worse, people in suits walking on sidewalks who think they rule the world. I was talking to the...... Unbelievable: Both parties in this are definitely ego-monsters. I agree with the above poster(Sault Ste. Marie) and many others. The courier should have taken down the plate number and reported the motorist, and picked up the...... Sault Ste. Marie Guy: I came to this webb site to satisfy my curiosity. The story was broadcasted on CBC radio 1. I believe both parties are douche bags.
First for the courier to throwing the burger at the...... Leah's Mom: Leah, you have to stop believing that you are the Litter Nazi.
You provoked this man by throwing garbage at him. If you really cared about the litter sweetheart you would have just put into...... Paul Martin: I knew nothing about this scandal as it was taking place. I have never littered, and I promise to clean up the litter if I'm elected.
Stephen Harper is a person friend of George W....... Krusty: To:saskatooncycling@yahoogroups.com
This kind of article just drives me nuts. It's just another
case of that god damn CBC forwarding it's socialist agenda and attempting it's usual "social engineering" by reporting on some insignificant action of what was...... morethanenough: Forget about banning handguns and the gun registry, these bike couriers are a threat to the very roots of our civilization. They should all be subject to detailed and thorough background and psychiatric checks, registered...... ed: Yes ! hool deserves many thanks for this. As a male, I strongly object to other males physically attacking females. Defending oneself from a females' physical attack is another matter. This...... Erica Grsyowski: She (the courier) picked up his cup, went to his truck, opened the door and threw it at him.
Picking on people for littering is like picking on people for George Bush for being stupid.
If she...... whatever: I didn't read all the comments, but i am damn sure that if someone threw my garbage back into my car I'd be pissed off enough to throw coffee at them and assault their bike....... Both sides: I have read/heard both side of the story. Unfortunately, the "motorist's" side was stated by his fiancé and not by him, as the actual participant. Both sides are plausible but I am still...... spunky : Talk about over-reacting.
He litters.
She throws it back in his SUV.
She keys his SUV.
He freaks out, tries to bash her bike, and tries to beat her up.
I'd say there are...... Timothy_Ronin: Gender should not be an issue here. Stupidity is all the issue here. Yes..he was a #1 asshole for littering. I am sick to death of seeing people litter these days. It's starting to look...... To 'She Had in coming', 'The Motorists' and Everyone else.: It's too late to defend this very very dumb individual. Why is it everyone who claims to know him personally writes the exact same way? So "Brother in Law" are the kind of...... oh please.. the courier deserved it: I'm sorry but with the amout of litter on toronto streets, she couldn't have used the energy to tackle some more.. she had to pick the one thing that could clearly start a brawl. I'm...... Arrgghhhhh - T.O.: So littering gets Leah and a few others here really upset...wow!!...Fine he littered, he deserved the end results....I have no sympathy for him or her......she's just lucky he was a scrawny turd.....Can't stand littering much...... vince: In LEGAL terms, the motorist may be charged for littering, but ultimately, the courier girl is at fault for vandalising his car. Although some of you may want the man to go to jail, that's...... DANK to White Vest Girl: You can’t actually think that people with post grade 9 educations would believe your account of things. Or could you? I know this courier girl, and had a run in with her vicariously. She has...... zoe: I'm just curious about White Vest Lady's story: at what point did your fiancee throw your coffees on the courier? The pictures show that she's dripping wet, so I'm just wondering. Furthermore, why on earth...... To White Vest Girl: Your significant other is known to police for previous assualts, isn't he? Yes we know that. The eyewitness statements of the first incident more closely parralel the couriers side of things. The fact is your...... Toronto The Clean!: Way to go courier girl!!!
So tired of people using Toronto streets as a garbage can - or place to spit or put out their cigarettes or most of all as a urinal!
The other day,...... Psychobabble: I'm teaching a class on Environmental Psychology right now. And this sequence of events is a perfect illustration of domain generalizability. There is a debate in the enviro psych literature over whether behaving in a...... Psychobabble: I'm teaching a class on Environmental Psychology right now. And this sequence of events is a perfect illustration of domain generalizability. There is a debate in the enviro psych literature over whether behaving in a...... Crappy The Penguin:
If (or when) we are beset by the super-pandemic known as avian flu, one good side effect will be much fewer altercations as the one between Courier Girl and Sandwich Boy.
Not only will there be...... Crappy The Penguin:
If (or when) we are beset by the super-pandemic known as avian flu, one good side effect will be much fewer altercations as the one between Courier Girl and Sandwich Boy.
Not only will there be...... JRM: I myself have wanted to kill a few bike couriers in my day as the majority of them feel they own the road because they schlep it out on them everyday which gives them the...... Crappy The Penguin: Hate to bring this up, but James Frey apparently witnessed the whole incident and is writing another 'memoir' about it.
He reportedly will 'recall' the events like this:
A violent serial killer in a parked van threw...... Crappy The Penguin: Hate to bring this up, but James Frey apparently witnessed the whole incident and is writing another 'memoir' about it.
He reportedly will 'recall' the events like this:
A violent serial killer in a parked van threw...... Crappy The Penguin: Hate to bring this up, but James Frey apparently witnessed the whole incident and is writing another 'memoir' about it.
He reportedly will 'recall' the events like this:
A violent serial killer in a parked van threw...... Speak-up for Men: Bike courier's like motorcycle riders are the most self-righteous sociapaths out there. This guys a bit of a dickhead . . . but you can bet the courier had more than her fair share...... bengio: i think people can very literal and uhng up on the specifics of what charges people are bringing to who. sure, tossing someone's litter back into their car, the police can take that to a...... Scunny: Back in the day (25 years ago), when I first started as a bike courier, I too was guilty of returning litter to motorized slobs in much the same manner (although I never actually had...... Masher: What the fuck are you people ranting on about? That skag courier commited an assault. Sure-you shouldn't litter, but you also shouldn't commit criminal assault, which is what that little cunt Leah...... lambchop: I've been beaten to a pulp for doing less than what she did, by big angry men. I'm wondering if the guy threw the food and somehow it landed on her? I think...... Leah: Hello all! I am the girl in the pics. My name is Leah and although I am a courier, I was WALKING my bike up Agusta when the incident took place. He was driving and...... Galaxy: Mad props to her for returning the litter to it's rightful owner and mad props to those people who intervened. If id'a seen her drop his garbage back in his car I woulda laughed...... Argent47: I cannot see her "punching" him with her keys in those photos, although she does appear to be holding her keys in the first couple or so, I cannot see where it looks like she...... pegcity: was a courier for 18 yrs,started angry and confrontational,ended with zen like move through it all and pay it no mind style,unless no other option.
car guy is over the top.courier girl is gonna be...... Jannx: Lets see the time line here…
• Male throws trash out of his car onto the city street instead of a trash receptacle. Litter by law violation .. not too serious but do it on his front...... ilifer: n the picture it looks like he's about to do the Roach Stomp dance on her bike.
What an unfortunate series of events. And I was considering being a courier myself. ;o)
I often feel like doing...... bikesafe: In one picture it looks like he's about to do the Roach Stomp dance on her bike.
What an unfortunate series of events. And I was considering being a courier myself. ;o)
I often feel like doing...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: It's funny that if the courier had called the police when the driver threw presumably hot coffee on her, he would be buggered. And if he had called the police when she keyed his car,...... Jeremy: I'm on the courier's side until she elevates to vandalism.
Yes, the motorist was wrong to litter, and I might have done the same as the courier. No, he shouldn't have dumped his coffee on her....... hool: i did not see the beginning of this, but the report goes as follows:
motorist throws food out of window. courier, disliking littering, picks up food and throws food back in car. motorist dumps......
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